Creswick Primary School—Catering for the needs of students in the pursuit of excellence

CALENDAR

Wednesday 1st March School Athletic Sports Day at Llanberris Reserve

Monday 13th March Labour Day Holiday

Friday 10 March Junior Unit Ecolinc Excursion

Friday 17th March Foundation 1R Assembly Item

Friday 24th March School Cross Country

Friday 12th May School Photo Day

NOTICES

Junior Unit Ecolinc Permission (Green)

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 4 Term 1 23 February 2017

Phone: 03 5345 2044 Fax: 03 5345 8031

Email: creswick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.creswickps.vic.edu.au

Assembly

3.00pm

Friday in MPB

Assembly Item

5/6H

Grade 5/6W Laila For approaching all tasks enthusiastically and always putting in 100%. Well done!

Grade 5/6H Daisy For exceptional spelling test results.

Grade 4/5C Tayah For persisting with her writing and showing growth as a learner.

Grade 3/4H Phoebe For her enthusiasm and efficient work with our vocabulary words.

Grade 3/4B Liam For being a responsible class mate and being a great role model for the new Senior

Unit students.

Grade 2D Maisie For an interesting and descriptive Journal entry. Great work Maisie.

Grade 1/2W Amy For settling in well to the Creswick Primary School community. Well done Amy!

Foundation/1R Allison For learning all of her golden words. Well done!

Foundation K Jackson For his positive attitude to learning. What a great start in Prep!

INDONESIAN

Mackenzie for showing helpfulness towards a fellow classmate.

From the Principal’s Desk

Student Leadership Badges

## The presentation of JSC badges will occur this Friday the 24th of February at the school assembly. Olivia Blake the Creswick

Primary School – School Council President, will be presenting the badges to the JSC members.

Welcome to School – Picnic – Thursday 16th February,

2017

Well over 200 parents, children and staff attended the school picnic

last Thursday. The temperature for the evening was perfect and

families got the opportunity to mingle with others and engage in the

activities set up by the student leaders.

The evening finished off with a visit to the classrooms where the

children showed their parents their seating area, work and learning

routines.

School Council AGM – Notice of Election and Call for Nominations

The nominations for the School Council vacancies are now open. Forms are available at the school office.

This is a great opportunity to support Creswick Primary School.

Nomination for School Council opened on the 20th February and will close on Monday 27th February, 2017.

Student Achievement – QuickSmart Maths

Last year the school supported 16 students on the QuickSmart Program. Each student received three, thirty minute sessions per week

throughout the year where the students learnt number facts, some problem solving and graphing.

The children were pretested and post tested and this data is sent away to be aggravate with data from over 600 schools across Australia.

The results for 2016 were outstanding with a mean improvement of at least 3 years in the one year. Well done to students, teachers and

tutors.

In 2017 another group of 18 students have started the QuickSmart Program and we are confident their success will be equally

outstanding.

Extra-Curricular Athletic Sports – Wednesday 1st March – At Llanberris Athletic Reserve, Ballarat

The whole school Athletic Sports is fast approaching. The weather for next Wednesday is predicted to be around thirty degrees so we

will be monitoring this closely as the day approaches.

An updated information sheet will come home on Tuesday next week to explain any changes that might occur due to hot conditions.

(eg. Earlier finish etc) The likely change is that all relays will occur back at school on a date to be determined.

At this stage everything is ‘GO.’

We encourage all students to try their personal best and be pleased with their own effort, no matter where they finish in the race or

event.

There have been some parents who have been asking about the Parents/Students/Teacher relay. This is normally the last of the event

at the Athletic Sports and the staff team currently holds the title.

If there is time, the Parent/Student/Teacher relay will happen but there are some rules for this event:

1. Teams of six with at least 3 female runners

2. No high heels

3. No pushing, biting or scratching

4. If the staff team gets beaten there will be a protest

5. The judge’s decision is final

***Thank you to families who returned their bus note on

time THE BUS IS NOW FULL.

Educational Assessment Australia (ICAS)

Each year we are fortunate to be able to offer students from grade 3 to 6 the opportunity to participate in a number

of independent assessments. These are organised through the University of New South Wales. You will receive a

detailed report outlining how your child responded within each area. If you have any queries please contact Aileen

Dellar

If you would like your child to complete any of these assessments please fill in the attached form, along with the

money, and return to the office by Thursday 23rd March.

Educational Assessment Australia (ICAS)

Please fill out the form and tick the assessment activities you would like your child to

participate in. Payment can be made at the office via cash, credit card or B-Pay.

Please return this form and payment to the office by Thursday 23rd March.

Name

Grade

English $8

Mathematics $8

Science $8

Total Amount

enclosed

$

Parents’ Club News

Our first meeting was held on Monday 20th February. Thank you to everyone who

attended.

Our next meeting will be on Monday 6th March at 9am in the staffroom. This will be

the A.G.M. If you are interested in becoming an executive member of Parents’ Club

please collect a nomination form from the office. Please complete the form and

hand it back to the office by Friday 3rd March.

Thank you.

School athletics Sports Day Wednesday 1st march

***Thank you to families who returned their bus note on time

THE BUS IS NOW FULL***

All children need to be at Llanberris Athletics Reserve, York Street,

Ballarat by 9.15am SHARP.

We encourage all children to travel with their parents by private car, as this

helps to make the day more of a family event.

DATES TO REMEMBER Friday 24th February JSC Badge Presentation Wednesday 1st March School Athletics Sports Day Llanberris Athletics Reserve Thursday 2nd March Gr 5/6 Clubs start Friday 3rd March Gr 3/4H Assembly Item Monday 13th March Labour Day Holiday Friday 10th March Junior Unit Ecolinc Friday 17th March Foundation/1R Assembly Item Friday 24th March School Cross Country Friday 31st March Last Day of Term 1 Early dismissal at 1.30pm

World Read Aloud Day

Students of Creswick Primary School celebrated World Read Aloud Day with Creswick Hub Team Leader, Lee Taylor. On Thursday 16th February, students laughed with delight as Lee entertained them with books by Australian children’s authors Andy Griffiths and Aaron Blabey.

Through hearing stories, children are exposed to wide range of vocabulary, it helps develop their imagination

and discover new things. As quoted by Dr Seuss, ‘You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book’.

Friday Fruit

Friday 24th Feb

Whole School

Friday 3rd March

Junior Unit (Gallery)

Secondary School Information Sessions

Mount Clear College Information Evening

Wednesday 1st March Ph: 5330 1500

Mt Rowan Campus 2018 Information Open Night

Wednesday 8th March 7.15pm, school tours at 4.00pm and 6.00pm

Ph: 5336 7200

Ballarat High School Open Morning 9.30am Thursday 9th March

Ph: 5338 9000

Phoenix P-12 Community College Information Evening

Tuesday 14th March 2017 Campus Expo and tours from 5.30pm

Information briefing from 7pm Ph: 5329 3293

HEADLICE

Please check your child’s hair regularly. When treating hair it is ESSENTIAL that all

eggs are removed to prevent infestation.

Yes please, email me the newsletter. Email: Eldest Child: Grade:

Parent Name: I would like to receive a paper copy of the newsletter

Creswick Soccer Club

Junior Registration Day

Wednesday 1st March, 4.30pm

Doug Lindsay Reserve, Creswick

Fun training session and free BBQ.

We cover all primary school age groups. We are a friendly club with

dedicated coaches and the best grounds in the district. All past and

new players are welcome. For more details call Kent Mallinson on

0418 750 246.

Trivia quiz

Junior

Prep - Gr 2 What day is our School Athletics Day?

Senior

Gr 3 - Gr 6

Siamese, Burmese and Devon Rex are all breeds

of what animal?

Introducing a Grade 6 Student 2017

Alysian Haughie

Responsibilities: Napier House Captain

Family: Mother, Father, Sister, Bruce & Pus

Education: Creswick Kinder & Creswick Primary School

Favourite

Colour: Blue/Orange Number: 4 T.V Show: Miraculous Lady Bug

Food: Dad’s Fried Rice Drink: Kombucha Book: Anyone But Ivy Pocket

Film: Princess Mononoke Music Group: Gorillaz Holiday Destination: Rome

Interests

Interests: Art and Piano

Most Exciting Time of My Life: Going to Japan

People Admired the Most: Koralina

Advice to New Preps: Grade 6 students are not scary

Goal for 2017: Improve my art

Future Career: Astronomy